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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Little Angels....Coming February 14th! Giveaway & Craft Ideas!

On Valenine's Day a trio of adorable DVD's is being released....Little Angels ABC's, Little Angels Animals and Little Angels 1, 2, 3's are sure to be a hit with your little ones. To celebrate the release, check out these fun crafts...

Get
Crafty for Valentine’s Day!

Inspired
by LITTLE ANGELS

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
presents LITTLE ANGELS, the fresh,
faith-based, animated educational series for children and their parents,
available on DVD on February 14.From executive producer Roma Downey (“Touched by an Angel”) comes LITTLE ANGELS, created exclusively for
preschool-aged children to teach not only practical learning skills, like ABCs
and numbers, but also to introduce them to spiritual, moral and ethical principles
in a fun and entertaining way.

The Little Angels are quite the
creative bunch and with Valentine's Day on the horizon, why not grab the kids
and create some fun arts and crafts? This guide will provide parents with fun
and simple ways to create Valentine's Day crafts with their kids, including do
it yourself V-day cards and creating your own heart shaped pillows!

Enter at the bottom of this feature to win a
copy of 3 Little Angels DVDs!

MACARONI JEWLERY

Making
jewelry from macaroni is both fun and easy, especially for Valentine’s Day! All
you need is some rubbing alcohol, red food dye, dry macaroni, some bowls to mix
in, and string. Once you’ve mixed the rubbing alcohol and food dye to the perfect
shade of Valentine’s red, drop the macaroni in and let it soak until you like
the hue. Take the macaroni out of the dye, and let it dry, then use yarn or
string to make necklaces, bracelets, crowns, and more for the perfect
Valentine’s Day accessory!

HOMEMADE VALENTINE’S CARDS

All you need to make
extra special homemade Valentine’s Day cards is some colored paper (remember to
stock up on red, white and pink!), markers, glue, scissors, and anything you
might want to add in (like glitter, beads, candy, etc.). Help your kids cut out
heart shapes in their paper, and think of fun sayings to write on the cards.
Decorate the cards with fun drawings, or glue on fun treats like lollipops or
Sweethearts. These truly custom Valentine’s are both fun to make and receive.

HEART ORNAMENT

These adorable
ornaments are fun and simple to make, and they double as an inexpensive
Valentine’s Day decoration! All you need is yarn, cornstarch glue, water, a
heart shaped cookie cutter and parchment paper. Firs,t make your cornstarch
glue by combining cornstarch and water over medium heat until it is thick and
translucent. Once the glue has cooled enough to touch, cut your yarn into foot
long piece, and place your cookie cutter on your parchment paper. Then, push a
piece of yarn into the cornstarch glue until it’s coated, and then remove any
excess glue with your fingers. Next, lay the yarn inside the cookie cutter.
Repeat until the cookie cutter is filled with a thin layer of yarn, and then
press the yarn flat and gently lift the cookie cutter off and allow the yarn to
dry.

EASY VALENTINE’S
COOKIES

These cookies are fun
to make and, with a little help from mom and dad, easy for the kids to help
with! You need vanilla wafer cookies, peanut butter, melted chocolate chips
(both white chocolate and milk chocolate), red and white colored sprinkles,
pink and red gummy candies, red, white and pink decorating frosting and
lollipop sticks. All you have to do is coat one side of your cookies with
peanut butter and place a lollipop stick on top of it, followed by another
cookie. Then, dip your cookie stick into your melted chocolate (either white or
dark), covering completely. Use the remaining ingredients to decorate! Once you
are finished decorating, place the pops on wax paper and refridgerate until
dry.

HEART SHAPED PILLOWS

This craft is
well-suited for slightly older kids, or may take a little more participation
from mom or dad. To make cute heart shaped pillows, you need fabric of your
choice, a needle, thread (in a color that matches your fabric), cotton batting,
and straight pins. First, lay your fabric down flat and fold it over twice so
that it is doubled up. Next, cut out half a heart shape in your folded fabric
(when you open it you should have two hearts that are the same size). Next, lay
your hearts together so that the wrong side of the fabric is facing out, and
use your straight pins to secure the two pieces of fabric together. Then, stich
around the edges of your hearts until you’re about two inches from closing it.
Remove all the pins, and turn your fabric inside out so that the right side is
visible. Next, gently stuff your heart with your cotton batting until it is
full, and then stitch the opening closed.

To celebrate the upcoming release, one lucky RBM reader will win each of the three upcoming releases....Little Angels ABC's, Little Angels 1,2, 3's and Little Angels Animals! Thanks so much to the sponsor and here is how to enter...